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February 27, 2025 - Rockhurst University - 4:30 p.m.

Don't miss this fleeting opportunity to meet our local WWII heroes in person and gain a deeper appreciation for their invaluable contributions to our lives today. Enjoy a cocktail hour meet and greet with the veterans, followed by an inspiring and entertaining moderated speaker's panel. You will hear from:

Charles Staubus of the 101st/82nd Airborne Division in Europe shares how he "liberated" Hitler's personal stationary and marched in the NYC Victory Parade.

Sally Keithley-McCulley, who entered the British Royal Signal Corps at just 16 years old, tells her story of the Battle of Britain and the terrifying moment a German Heinkel Fighter pilot strafed her as she rode her bicycle.

Ray Shockley served in the US Navy in Europe and The Pacific and shares his tales of the Battle of Okinawa, the capture and sinking of U-Boat 616, and witnessing the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay.

John Roberts of the 101st Airborne Division in Europe will tell you about Operation Market Garden, Bastogne, and Dachau Concentration Camp.

Bill Casassa fought in the Battle of the Bulge and throughout the German campaign and recalls the horror of the concentration camps following the battle to take Hanover, Germany.

Bob South, aUS Navy Sailor, tells tales of sacrifice and heroism witnessed while navigating by stars and winds to move supplies, soldiers, and the wounded all over the Pacific and beyond.